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Male life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica

Male life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica was 78.1 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is up 1.7 from 2022. That is the 47th highest of 215 countries in 2023.

2023, years78.1
Change on 2022+1.7
Rank47th of 215Countries ranked
Series high78.12023
Series low62.21960

Male life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2023

606570758019601970198019902000201020231960: 62.2 years1961: 62.6 years1962: 62.9 years1963: 62.9 years1964: 63 years1965: 63.3 years1966: 63.6 years1967: 64 years1968: 64.3 years1969: 64.9 years1970: 65.2 years1971: 65.8 years1972: 66.3 years1973: 66.9 years1974: 67.6 years1975: 68.3 years1976: 68.8 years1977: 69.3 years1978: 69.7 years1979: 70.2 years1980: 70.8 years1981: 71.3 years1982: 71.7 years1983: 72.2 years1984: 72.5 years1985: 72.7 years1986: 72.8 years1987: 73 years1988: 73.3 years1989: 73.6 years1990: 73.7 years1991: 73.9 years1992: 74 years1993: 74 years1994: 73.9 years1995: 74 years1996: 74 years1997: 74.1 years1998: 74.3 years1999: 74.5 years2000: 74.8 years2001: 75 years2002: 75.4 years2003: 75.7 years2004: 75.9 years2005: 76.3 years2006: 76.4 years2007: 76.4 years2008: 76.4 years2009: 76.6 years2010: 76.6 years2011: 77 years2012: 77.3 years2013: 77.5 years2014: 77.6 years2015: 77.5 years2016: 77.3 years2017: 77.3 years2018: 77.2 years2019: 77.6 years2020: 76.8 years2021: 75 years2022: 76.5 years2023: 78.1 years
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 64 values
Periodyears
202378.1
202276.5
202175
202076.8
201977.6
201877.2
201777.3
201677.3
201577.5
201477.6
201377.5
201277.3
201177
201076.6
200976.6
200876.4
200776.4
200676.4
200576.3
200475.9
200375.7
200275.4
200175
200074.8
199974.5
199874.3
199774.1
199674
199574
199473.9
199374
199274
199173.9
199073.7
198973.6
198873.3
198773
198672.8
198572.7
198472.5
198372.2
198271.7
198171.3
198070.8
197970.2
197869.7
197769.3
197668.8
197568.3
197467.6
197366.9
197266.3
197165.8
197065.2
196964.9
196864.3
196764
196663.6
196563.3
196463
196362.9
196262.9
196162.6
196062.2

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Definition

Average number of years a newborn boy would live at current age-specific mortality.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the male life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica?

Male life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica was 78.1 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is up 1.7 from 2022. That is the 47th highest of 215 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest male life expectancy at birth in Costa Rica?

78.1 years in 2023, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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